A few items.....

1. Still very undecided of what to think about Jim Souhan's column last week in which he says McHale needs to go. There is part of me that agrees that a fresh start is probably needed, but I also wonder what that will really accomplish. There will be new plays to learn, a new system to install, new roles to be defined. I still think my preference would be for McHale to actually start a season and go from there. In neither appearance on the bench has McHale gotten a training camp and the ability to start from scratch. 

I'd like to see him take a healthy Corey Brewer and, hopefully, a healthy Big Al and see what happens. I say that because the Wolves have been better under his watch despite the horrible run of late. They've been more entertaining (for sure), they've played harder (most of the time) and there are players who have improved (Bassy, Gomes).

2. This week is a big one for me. I think everyone understands that the Wolves are going to have a difficult time competing with the top teams right now because of their injury issues. That's much of the reason why this team has won only two of its last 19 games. That said, how many truly bad losses were there in that stretch? The loss at Washington was bad. And how the team lost to Golden State last week was discouraging. Should they have beaten Indiana at home or won one of the games against Toronto? Perhaps. But other than that, the Wolves have had a high-protein diet of playoff teams.

That's why I would like to see something change this week. There is Washington tonight, Memphis on Wednesday, the Knicks on Friday at the Bobcats on Saturday. All at home. None of those teams are playoff teams right now, but the Bobcats are still in the mix in the East. What's realistic? I'd like to see two wins this week. Will it happen? I don't know.

3. A little reading material. Britt Robson, who knows a whole lot about this team and is at virtually ever home game, penned a very good piece for his blog here. It's certainly worth a few minutes of your time.

4. Trying to decide if I should go see the team early this week. I have tickets to the Charlotte game on Saturday. Tonight is probably out, but am considering either Wednesday against Memphis or the Knicks on Friday. There are certainly plenty of good seats available.